A pair of companion bills that lawmakers say would overhaul Iowa’s property tax system were approved by the Iowa House and Senate Ways and Means subcommittees Wednesday and now advance to the full committees in each chamber for consideration. Many who spoke at the hearing praised the bills for simplifying the state’s property tax system…
The risk management and insurance major at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business is only 2 years old but it’s already the fifth-largest in the country, according to Business Insurance magazine. The program had an enrollment of 263 majors and 34 minors in the 2024 fall semester. The University of Georgia, the largest…
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has been notified that Benson Hill Holdings Inc. of St. Louis has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy effective March 20. The company holds a grain dealer license in Iowa. Anyone with unpaid grain sold to this dealer before March 20 may file a claim with the Iowa Grain…
Food bank officials in Iowa say the cancellation of a government funding program called the Commodity Credit Corp. jeopardizes hundreds of thousands of pounds of U.S. Department of Agriculture food for Iowans. The recent cancellation of the fund jeopardizes 16 truckloads of USDA food that the Food Bank of Iowa was planning to receive April…
The Iowa Bankers Association has launched an anti-fraud awareness campaign to alert Iowans about the increasingly sophisticated efforts of scammers to siphon money from bank accounts or make large charges on credit cards. Earlier this year, the association held a virtual anti-fraud summit during which over 180 bankers learned more about the types of fraud…
A grand opening event is planned at Hubbell Realty Co.’s newest senior living community – Edencrest at Pleasant Hill. The community is the ninth completed in Hubbell’s series of senior living communities. Edencrest at Pleasant Hill, 6151 Martha Miller Drive, includes 70 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments; 44 assisted living units; and 26 memory care…
A pair of companion bills that lawmakers say would overhaul Iowa’s property tax system were approved by the Iowa House and Senate Ways and Means subcommittees Wednesday and now advance to the full committees in each chamber for consideration. Many who spoke at the hearing praised the bills for simplifying the state’s property tax system…
The risk management and insurance major at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business is only 2 years old but it’s already the fifth-largest in the country, according to Business Insurance magazine. The program had an enrollment of 263 majors and 34 minors in the 2024 fall semester. The University of Georgia, the largest…
